Someone please feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but it is my understanding that the senate functions heavily on the principle of unanimous consent. Without that everything takes too long to do and the chamber is barely functional.
I'd support a senator withholding their consent for all motions going forward until things are only bad…
Someone please feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but it is my understanding that the senate functions heavily on the principle of unanimous consent. Without that everything takes too long to do and the chamber is barely functional.
I'd support a senator withholding their consent for all motions going forward until things are only bad-policy insane instead of constitutional crisis insane. Based on how I understand things this wouldn't completely stop republicans but it would slow them down tremendously and only allow them to work with a handful of their senate needs.
We could have someone retiring (paging Sen Peters...) do it so that they can take all the media blowback without much personal concern.
Yes, take just one tiny example: The Senate regularly has to switch back and fort between Legislative Session and Executive Session. Any Democrat can deny unanimous consent and demand a *roll call vote* for this back and forth – and thus slow things down to a dysfunctional crawl.
All it takes is ONE senator. Time and again we have seen how e.g. Rand Paul has slowed things down, and likewise how Tuberville put a hold on just about every military promotion.
We just need one single Democratic senator to do this!
Also something I've had going through my head: we need more performative outrage from democrats. Things that they might need to do outside of regular congressional working hours and thus won't have any impact, but help to signal to voters and people in general that this is not OK. Something to help keep democratic voters angry and stay fired up through the midterms and into 2028.
Talking filibusters and house sit-ins and the type. If they can also add these onto efforts to gum up the works, all the better.
Messaging is a matter that we consistently fail on and part of that, IMO, is the lack of passion and energy we put into our responses. Democratic politicians need to sound more angry and energized and passionate.
Someone please feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but it is my understanding that the senate functions heavily on the principle of unanimous consent. Without that everything takes too long to do and the chamber is barely functional.
I'd support a senator withholding their consent for all motions going forward until things are only bad-policy insane instead of constitutional crisis insane. Based on how I understand things this wouldn't completely stop republicans but it would slow them down tremendously and only allow them to work with a handful of their senate needs.
We could have someone retiring (paging Sen Peters...) do it so that they can take all the media blowback without much personal concern.
Yes, take just one tiny example: The Senate regularly has to switch back and fort between Legislative Session and Executive Session. Any Democrat can deny unanimous consent and demand a *roll call vote* for this back and forth – and thus slow things down to a dysfunctional crawl.
I really hope they're planning to do this as it would be the most effective way to obstruct them.
All it takes is ONE senator. Time and again we have seen how e.g. Rand Paul has slowed things down, and likewise how Tuberville put a hold on just about every military promotion.
We just need one single Democratic senator to do this!
I like that, that's a good first step.
Also something I've had going through my head: we need more performative outrage from democrats. Things that they might need to do outside of regular congressional working hours and thus won't have any impact, but help to signal to voters and people in general that this is not OK. Something to help keep democratic voters angry and stay fired up through the midterms and into 2028.
Talking filibusters and house sit-ins and the type. If they can also add these onto efforts to gum up the works, all the better.
Messaging is a matter that we consistently fail on and part of that, IMO, is the lack of passion and energy we put into our responses. Democratic politicians need to sound more angry and energized and passionate.
And Democratic voters need to LET them be angry and energized and passionate.